IIona Boniwell, PhD

Ilona Boniwell is a Professor of Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology at the University of East London and the founder of UEL’s MSc in Applied Positive Psychology, the first-ever degree of this type in Europe. She is one of the European leaders in positive psychology, working in the field for over 20 years, originally mentored by Martin Seligman. Her main research interests are around: resilience, subjective time use, time perspective, eudaimonic well-being, well-being and engagement at work, tangible tools and applications of positive psychology to business, executive and team coaching and education. Professor Boniwell wrote or edited twelve books, delivered over 200 keynotes and a TEDx, founded the European Network of Positive Psychology, organized the first European Congress of Positive Psychology and was the first vice-chair of the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA). She is also a passionate practitioner of positive psychology, delivering advanced evidence-based training in this discipline. As a CEO of Positran, she consulted the Governments of UAE and Bhutan and many major international companies, including ClubMed, L’Oréal, Unilever, Nestle, EY, Microsoft and BNP Paribas.